Brassiere



April 17, 1928.

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Patented Apr. 17, 192 8.

UNITED STATES JOSEPH W. KRAUSE, 0F BROOKLYN, YORK.

BRAssIERE.

Application filed. April 11, 1927. Serial No. 182,589.

This invention relates to brassieres and aims to improve the construction and appearance of these articles of apparel.

-An object of the invention is to provide a brassiere that will at all times be maintained in close contact with the bust and will not fall outwardly when the wearer bends over as is usual with brassieres now in common use. 1

The invention also provides a brassiere that is maintained in proper position without the aid of shoulder straps and-hence pro vides a more sightly'article of apparel than the ordinary brassiere, and one that is particularly adapted for use with evening gowns or with other costumes in which shoul der straps are objectionable.

Preferred forms of the invention are se forth herein, but it should be understood that various changes may be made in the structure without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front perspective view showing the brassiere in use.

Fig. 2 is a rear perspective corresponding to Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the wearer in a bending position.

Fig. 3 is perspective of the brassiere in use in Fig. 1, with slight modifications of structure.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the'front of the hrassiere.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the back of the brassiere.

F ig. 6 is an enlarged view showing details of construction.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the front of a modification.

Fig. 8 is a perspective of the rear of the article of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a rear perspective showing the article of Fig. 7 in use.

The simplest form of the invention is shown in Figs. 7 to 9, which disclose a brassiere made up of a central section 10, intermediate sections 11 and end sections 12. These sections are disposed vertically and joined together as by suitable stitching, the sect-ions being so shaped that the completed brassiere will conform to the figure of the wearer. The lower edge of the brassiere is bound with tape as at 13 and a decorated 1 between sections 21 and 22 and the intermefinishing strip 14 is secured along the upper edge. Suitable fastening devices 15 are mounted on one ofthe end sections 12 and the other end sect-ion carries a piece of elastic 16 which has fasteners 17 for cooperation with the fasteners 15. A garter supporting tab 18 is attached to the lower end of the central section 10.

The brassiere is ,WOIIl in the. manner indicated in Fig. 9 with the elastic. passing around the back of the wearer and'holding the front part of the brassiere firmly against the body.

For certain uses, such as in connection with Very thin gowns, it is desirable to conceal the elastic 16 and to have the brassiere form a more continuous undergarment around the back of the wearer. In this case a brassiere of the type illustrated in Figs. 16 would be advisable. The main supporting part of this garment is substantially the same as that already described, but in addition there are provided back-covering sections that extend over the elastic 16 when the garment is worn.

This brassiere is formed of acentral section 19, intermediate sections 20, and end sections 21 and 22. These sections are of such size and shape that when joined together they form a garment completely encircling the body as indicated in Figs. 1-3. Small attaching ends 23 and 24, similar to the end sections 12 of Fig. 7 are secured to the inner side of the brassiere at the seams diate sections 20, the end 23 carrying the elastic 25 while the end 24 has fasteners 26 for cooperation with the fasteners 27 of the elastic. A row of tape 28 is secured to the inner side of the garment extending from the upper part of the end 24 diagonally across the top of section 20 to the upper edge of section 19. In like manner a. tape 29 extends diagonally across the lower end of section 20, and other similar tapes connect the section 23 with the ends of section 20. These diagonal tapes carry the pull of the elastic directly to the top and bottom edges of the middle section 19 and serve to hold these sections in toward the body.

Triangular elastic sections 30 are inserted between the sections 21 and 22 and the in-' termediate sections 20 in order to form yielding portions over the hips of the wearer and 7 permit the garment to accommodate itself to bending movements of her body.

Fig. 2 clearly shows how the elastic fastens around'the back before the end sections '21 and 22 are hooked together, and Fig. 3 illustrates the manner in which these ends 21 and 22 conceal the elastic and cooperate with the front sections to completely encircle the body.

It will be apparent that the elastic section around 'the' back holds the brassiere firmly against the front part of the wearers body so that no shoulder straps are needed. This snug resilient fit of the brassiere sup,- ports the weight of the breasts and keeps the b-rassiere from falling away from the body when the wearer bends forward as in Fig. 3.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3 the rear section 32 extends entirely around the back of the wearer'and is fastened to the side of the body along the edge 33. An

, elastic 31 is fastened within the rear section 32 and is of'smaller size than the rear section so that it acts in the same manner as the elastic sections 16 and 25. a

I claim A brassiere having a central front section, a pair of front side sections'on opposite sides of the front section, a pair of rear sections each attached to the rear edge of a respective side section, reinforcing tapes at the lines of junction of the rear and side sections, a pair of diagonal reinforcing tapes on each side sect-ion respectively'extending downwardly from the upper corner and upwardly from the lower corner of the adjacent side of the center section and terminating atthe first mentioned tapes, tabs secured to the body of the garment on the inner side thereof at the junctions of the diagonal and first mentioned tapes, waist belt members extending from said tabs, means to connect the free edges of the back members, and means to connect said waist belt members.

I In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOSEPH -W. KRAUSE. 

